Lucky ticket in $521M lottery jackpot sold at N.J. gas station

DES MOINES, Iowa — A winning ticket for a lottery jackpot estimated at $521 million has been sold in New Jersey. Mega Millions says one winning ticket was sold in Friday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 11, 28, 31, 46, 59 and Mega Ball 1.

The New Jersey Lottery tweeted Saturday that the winning ticket was sold at a Riverdale, Morris County, Lukoil gas station. Riverdale is about 30 miles outside of New York City.

“I woke up to that news and it’s great,” owner Ameer Karass said. “I’m really happy for the winners.”

Karass said a lot of people have been calling and stopping by to congratulate station personnel since the news was announced. “It’s a celebration. It’s Christmas coming in Easter,” he said.

It’s the nation’s 10thlargest lottery jackpot.

Muslim prayer:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited an Islamic prayer Saturday in the Hagia Sophia, a historic Istanbul landmark that has become a symbol of interfaith and diplomatic tensions. Erdogan was speaking at the opening of the first Yeditepe Biennial focusing on classical Turkish art.

Border stop:

Italian authorities denounced French border agents for allegedly entering an Italian train station facility to force a Nigerian migrant to give a urine sample for a drug test Friday night. A volunteer who saw the incident told Sky TG24 that the Nigerian had Italian identity papers and a valid Paris-Naples ticket.